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The order has had a chancellor and a secretary since it was founded; the former office is held ex officio by the Lord Chamberlain of the Royal Household, while the office of secretary has been held ex officio by the Keeper of the Privy Purse (except for the years 1936 to 1943 when the King's Private Secretary was also the order's secretary).
Nathaniel Barnardiston (British Army officer) Frank Beck (British Army officer) W. N. T. Beckett; Matthew Best (Royal Navy officer) Richard Bevan (Royal Navy officer) George Baillie-Hamilton, Lord Binning; Christopher Birdwood, 2nd Baron Birdwood; Dermot Blundell; Alan Bourne; Algernon Boyle; Rodney Brazier; Reginald Bridgeman
Queen Victoria in 1897, the year after she founded the Royal Victorian Order. Prior to the close of the 19th century, most general honours within the British Empire were bestowed by the sovereign on the advice of her British ministers, who sometimes forwarded advice from ministers of the Crown in the Dominions and colonies (appointments to the then most senior orders of chivalry, the Order of ...
List of knights and dames commander of the Royal Victorian Order appointed by Elizabeth II (2003–2022) List of knights and dames commander of the Royal Victorian Order appointed by Elizabeth II (1952–1977) List of officers of the Royal Victorian Order; List of knights and dames commander of the Royal Victorian Order appointed by George VI
Insignia of a Knight / Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order. Charles James Dugdale, The Lord Crathorne – Lord Lieutenant of North Yorkshire. Martin Dunne – Lord-Lieutenant of Warwickshire. Captain John David Bingham Younger LVO – Lord Lieutenant of Tweeddale.
The Royal Victorian Order is an order of knighthood awarded by the sovereign of the United Kingdom and several Commonwealth realms. It is granted personally by the monarch and recognises personal service to the monarchy, the Royal Household , royal family members, and the organisation of important royal events.
The King's Birthday Honours 1942 were appointments by King George VI to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by members of the British Empire.They were published on 5 June 1942 for the United Kingdom [1] and Canada.
John Chapple (Royal Navy officer) Charles de Chassiron (British diplomat) Arthur Reginald Chater; Ernle Chatfield, 1st Baron Chatfield; George Lenthal Cheatle; Trevor Chinn; Terence Clark; Peter Clarke (police officer) Sarah Clarke (Black Rod) John Clauson; Eric Arthur Cleugh; Robert Clinton (British lawyer) Jock Colville; Howard Colvin ...